Rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere may trigger a series of geological and biological processes that could ensure the next ...

Northwestern University-led researchers have discovered a new way that nature cycles phosphorus, a finding that uncovers a missing piece of Earth’s puzzling phosphorus cycle. The research will be ...

The phosphorus cycle is a vital component of global biogeochemistry, governing nutrient availability and ecosystem productivity. In recent years, research has expanded our understanding of phosphorus ...

The stabilization of Earth’s climate could be negated by faster processes related to organic carbon, turning warming events ...

Phosphorus (P) is an important nutrient element in plant photosynthesis. However, the adsorption of mineral P via leaching and erosion leads to a decrease in P availability and consequently P ...

Disrupting Earth’s chemical cycles brings trouble. But planet-warming carbon dioxide isn’t the only element whose cycle we’ve turned wonky—we’ve got a phosphorus problem too. And it’s a big one, ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 117, No. 22 (June 2, 2020), pp. 11961-11967 (7 pages) The Ediacaran Period (635 to 541 Ma) marks the global ...

Iron oxide in soil performs the same transformation as plants and microbes that are known to secrete enzymes to transform organic phosphorus into bioavailable inorganic phosphorus. Northwestern ...